Mansa is a town with municipality and former princely state in Gandhinagar district in the western Indian state of Gujarat.[citation needed] It was the capital of Mansa state, ruled by the Chavda Rajputs.
Mansa | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Mansa Location in Gujarat, India  Mansa Mansa (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°26′N 72°40′E / 23.43°N 72.67°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Gandhinagar |
| Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 30,347 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 382845 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ 18 |
| Website | gujaratindia |
History
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During the British raj, Mansa was a third class non-salute state under the Mahi Kantha Agency. It ceased to exist after the Indian independence by accession on 10 June 1948.[1]
Ruling raols
edit| Reign start | Reign end | Ruler |
|---|---|---|
| Not known | Not known | Jorajji |
| Not known | Not known | Bhimsinhji |
| Not known | 1886 | Rajsinhji Bhimsinhji (b. 1850 - d. 18..) |
| 1886 | 1889 | Kesrisinhji Bhimsinhji (d. 1889) |
| 18 May 1889 | 1934 | Takhatsinhji Kesrisinhji (b. 1877 - d. 1934) |
| 17 August 1889 | November 1897 | Regent |
| 4 January 1934 | 1947 | Sujjansinhji Takhatsinhji (b. 1908 - d. ....) |
Geography
editMansa is located at 23.43°N 72.67°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 94 metres (308 feet).
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[4] Mansa had a population of 27,922. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Mansa had an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 63%. In Mansa, 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Places of interest
editThere is an ancient stepwell in the town. It is 5.40 in diameter. There are idols of Amba and Bhairava in niches. There is an inscription of 28 lines in the stepwell.[5]
There are old Vaishnava temples, havelis, dedicated to Govardhannath and Dwarkadhish.
Notable people
edit- Amit Shah, politician and home minister of India
References
edit- ^ The Feudatory and zemindari India. 1934.
- ^ "Indian Princely States K-Z". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mansa
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Shukla, Rakesh (24 June 2014). "ક્યારેક લોકોની તરસ છિપાવતા હતા ગુજરાતના આ જળ મંદિરો-માણસાની વાવ". gujarati.oneindia.com (in Gujarati). Retrieved 20 November 2016.